Bilateral response represents the vast majority of international assistance in major disasters, which is usually managed by the authorities of the affected country. All countries are encouraged to coordinate their assistance also through the international platforms established for this purpose such as the VOSOCC and the physical OSOCC/UCC in-country as well as the specific clusters.

在重大的灾害救援中，国际援助大多是双边响应，通常由受灾国政府当局负责管理。鼓励所有国家通过已有的国际平台实现协调援助这一目的，例如VOSOCC、国内的OSOCC/UCC实体以及特定的组群。